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Dorothy Button 1568–1631 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1568

Birth Location: Eng

Death Date: 13 Dec 1631

Death Location: Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England

Father: Sir Button

Mother: Anna Whitinge

Spouse(s): Sir Drake

Children(s): Mary Drake, Elizabeth Drake, Mary Drake, Sir Drake, Sir Drake

The story of Dorothy Button began in 1568 in Eng. Dorothy Button married Sir John Drake, and had children including Elizabeth Drake, Mary Drake, Sir John Drake, Sir William Button Drake. Dorothy Button passed away in 1631 in Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothy Button began in 1568 in Eng.
  • Dorothy Button married Sir John Drake, and had children including Elizabeth Drake, Mary Drake, Sir John Drake, Sir William Button Drake.
  • Dorothy Button passed away in 1631 in Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Button
1537–1590
Birth Location: Ashton, Wiltshire, England
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Anna Whitinge
1541–
Birth Location: Ashton, Wiltshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sir Drake
1566–1628
Birth Location: Eng
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Children(s)

Mary Drake
1594–1643
Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, England
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Elizabeth Drake
1598–
Birth Location: Devon, England
ED
Mary Drake
1618–
Birth Location: Wiltshire, England
MD
Sir Drake
1596–1642
Birth Location: Musbury, Devon, Eng
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Sir Drake
1591–1636
Birth Location: Ashe, Devonshire, England
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Dorothy Button's Ancestors

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Dorothy Button
1568–1631
Birth Place: Eng
Parents
Sir William ( Button of Ashton) Button
1537–1590
Ashton, Wiltshire, England
Anna Whitinge
1541–
Ashton, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (William Button I of) Alton
1480–1547
Alton, Southampton, England
Agnes (Anne) Cater
1496–1528
Letcombe Regis, Berkshire, England
William (Sir) Kelway
1495–1569
Rockbourne, Wiltshire, England
Lady (Anne) Halways
1508–1582
Rockbourne, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Alton
1470–1524
Sir Kelway
1470–1547
Anne Strange
1462–1520
William Halways
1482–1545
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Button's Descendants

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Dorothy Button (1568–13 Dec 1631) m. Sir (John) Drake (Abt 1566–11 Apr 1628)
  1. 1. Mary Drake 1594–1643
  2. 2. Elizabeth Drake 1598–
  3. 3. Mary Drake 1618–
  4. 4. Sir (William Button) Drake 1596–1642 m. Margaret (Ann) Westover 1599–1635
    1. 1. Dorothy Drake 1623–1626
    2. 2. Joan Drake 1628–1670 m. Thomas Randall 1632–1711
      1. 1. Thomas (Randall) Jr. 1659–1673
    3. 3. Elizabeth Drake 1632–1674
    4. 4. Edmion Drake 1634–1724
    5. 5. Jane Drake 1631–1693
    6. 6. Eleanor Drake 1625–1712
    7. 7. William Drake 1629–1680
    8. 8. John (Drake) SR 1621–1648 m. Jane (') Glanwell 1628–
    9. 9. Thomas (Westover) Drake 1635–1692 m. Jane Holbrook 1636–1679 m. Millicent Ford 1635–1696
      1. 1. Benajmin Drake 1677–1759 m. Sarah Poole 1676–1775
        1. 1. Robert Drake 1723–1797
        2. 2. Joseph Drake 1706–1791
        3. 3. Thomas (Drake) Sr 1709–1803
        4. 4. John (Drake) Sr 1711–1804
        5. 5. Richard Drake 1717–1773
        6. 6. William Drake 1715–1746
      2. 2. Elizabeth Drake 1668–1748 m. John (Phillips) Captain 1672–1760
        1. 1. Thomas Phillips 1712–1800
      3. 3. Experience Drake 1683–1712 m. William Richards 1681–1728
        1. 1. William Richards 1706–1771
        2. 2. Mercy Richards 1707–1769
        3. 3. Mary Richards 1714–
      4. 4. John Drake 1659–1717
      5. 5. Thomas Drake 1657–1728
      6. 6. William Drake 1707–1770
      7. 7. Joseph Drake 1663–1719
      8. 8. Mary Drake 1585–1665
      9. 9. Joseph Drake 1706–1791
      10. 10. William Drake 1661–1727 m. Sarah (Susannah) Nash 1669–1735
        1. 1. Lydia Drake 1698–1721
        2. 2. William (C. Drake) ll 1707–1770
        3. 3. James (Drake) II 1704–1798
        4. 4. William (DRAKE) Jr 1695–1757
        5. 5. Benjamin (Holbrook) Drake 1700–1784
        6. 6. Sarah (Holbrook) Drake 1687–1687
        7. 7. Abigail Drake 1689–1690
        8. 8. Joseph Drake 1702–1779
        9. 9. Rebecca (Holbrook) Drake 1706–1721
        10. 10. James Drake 1691–1704
        11. 11. Joseph Drake 1698–1780
        12. 12. Daniel (Joseph) Drake 1702–1750 m. Bethiah Cobb 1713–1767
      11. 11. Amy Drake 1665–1689 m. Joshua Phillips 1662–1692
        1. 1. John Phillips 1688–1688
        2. 2. Captain (Joshua) Phillips 1689–1748 m. Hannah Jones 1685–1738
        3. 3. Amy (Anna) Phillips 1687–1780 m. John Smith 1698– m. Charles Shaw 1687– m. Deacon 1684–1745
        4. 4. John Phillips 1691–1748 m. Anna Phillips 1687–
      12. 12. Elishama Drake 1667–1718
    10. 10. Elizabeth Drake 1621–1716
    11. 11. Francis (Horatio) Drake 1639–
  5. 5. Sir (John) Drake 1591–1636 m. Eleanor Boteler 1596–1666
    1. 1. Dorothy Drake 1620–
    2. 2. Henry Drake 1621–1688
    3. 3. Gertrude Drake 1623–
    4. 4. Jane Drake 1624–
    5. 5. Sir (John "1st Baronet of Ashe") Drake 1625–1669
    6. 6. George Drake 1628–1664
    7. 7. Thomas Drake 1629–1659
    8. 8. William Drake 1637–1699
    9. 9. Elizabeth Drake 1622–1698 m. Sir (Winston Cavalier Colonel) Churchill 1620–1688
      1. 1. Henry Churchill 1644–
      2. 2. Marlborough Churchill 1650–1722
      3. 3. Charles (Lieutenant General) Churchill 1656–1714
      4. 4. Charles Churchill 1450–1474
      5. 5. Mountjoy Churchill 1659–1659
      6. 6. Arabella Churchill 1648–1730 m. James (II King of England) Stuart 1633–1701 m. Charles Godfery 1647–1714
        1. 1. Henrietta FitzJames 1667–1730 m. Piers (3rd Viscount Galmoye) Butler 1652–1740 m. Henry (Waldegrave 1st Baron Waldegrave of) Chewton 1661–1689
        2. 2. James (Fitzjames) Stuart 1670–1734 m. Honora Bourke 1674–1698 m. Anne Bulkeley 1680–1751
        3. 3. Henry Fitzjames 1673–1702 m. Marie (Gabrielle d'Audibert de) Lussan 1675–1741
        4. 4. Arabella (Ignatia "Nun at Pontoise") FitzJames 1674–1704
        5. 5. Francis Godfery 1681–1730
        6. 6. Charlotte Godfery 1679–1754
        7. 7. Elizabeth Godfery 1677–1719
        8. 8. Diana Godfrey 1684–1714
        9. 9. Ignatia (Fitzjames) Stuart 1673–1704
      7. 7. George Churchill 1653–1710
      8. 8. Jasper Churchill 1645–
      9. 9. Marlborough Churchill 1650–1722
      10. 10. Winston Churchill 1646–1647
      11. 11. John ("1st Duke of Marlborough") Churchill 1650–1722 m. Sarah Jennings 1660–1744
        1. 1. Elizabeth Churchill 1686–1713
        2. 2. John Churchill 1686–1703
        3. 3. Mary Churchill 1689–1751
        4. 4. Henrietta Churchill 1681–1733
        5. 5. Anne ("Countess of Sunderland") Churchill 1682–1716 m. Charles (Spencer Sir 3rd Earl) Sunderland 1675–1722

Dorothy Button's Timeline

3 Records

1568
1568
Birth of Dorothy Button in Colyton, Devon, England
Colyton, Devon, England
1568
1568
Birth of Dorothy Button in Eng
Eng
1631
13 Dec 1631
Age 63
Death of Dorothy Button in Musbury, Devon, England
Musbury, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1568
    Event Place: Colyton, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2954.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GHS
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1568
    Event Place: Eng

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1631
    Event Place: Musbury, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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